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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Page Board member calls for reforms
From CNN Ticker Producer Alex Mooney
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Shirley Moore Capito, a Republican on the three-member House Page Board, said the program must be "updated and strengthened," if it can continue to operate. The West Virginia lawmaker proposed several reforms Thursday in a letter to Page Board Chair John Shimkus, R-Illinois. Capito called for increasing the number of House members who serve on the Page Board, implementing a page peer-counseling program, and establishing a monthly meeting with the Page Board, pages, and a member of the Capitol Police. Capito also said House members must be better educated on pages' responsibilities and the nature of relationships allowed between lawmakers and the teenagers. |
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